The Controlled Fluidics Difference

Consistently designing and manufacturing cutting-edge plastic components and specialized manifolds for medical, research, aerospace, and defense

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What separates us from the rest

As a premier certified plastics machine shop, Controlled Fluidics meets the needs of our customers across numerous specialized industries. We take pride in our work that covers just about everything including diagnostic instrumentation, semiconductor components, scientific devices, and more. What's more, we deliver with precision, efficiency, and speed. 

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FINDING SOLUTIONS & OPTIMIZING DESIGN

At Controlled Fluidics, we deliver support through as many milestones as your device evolves, including:

Get in touch to learn more about how we can deliver the perfect component for your specific needs.

EXPERIENCED PLASTIC ENGINEERING SERVICES

We assist our customers through critical and complicated parts of the machining process, including:

  • DFM
  • Best material choice
  • Assembly
  • Design

Our team finds solutions for even the most complicated high-performance plastic machining projects. Reach out to learn more about how we can work together to create something that will meet your project’s unique requirements.

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* These are not typical timelines for most projects. Please reach out to our sales team for more information. 

We Deliver on Tight Timelines

We have multiple options for rapid response solutions depending on the manifold configuration. We can offer quick-turn delivery* in:

  • 1 week for printed manifolds.
  • 2 weeks for production equivalent 2-layer manifold in acrylic.
  • 3 weeks for production equivalent 2-layer manifold in Ultem or PC.

We can produce and ship some projects in as little as 2 weeks for small quality, medium complexity work for machined plastic parts.

If your project requires a quick turnaround, why wait? Contact us today to learn more.

All of our service levels include

Pre-Production Support 

We help you sort out the bugs and consider alternatives that can reduce costs and unnecessary complexity.

Access to our team's 60+ years of experience

Speed your launch to market by taking advantage of the team's depth of experience.

Solutions Focused Services 

We work hard to create the most effective and cost efficient plastic machined components or bonded manifold solutions possible.

Real answers to DFM Challenges

We provide design assistance to confirm manufacturabilty even when it pushes some boundaries. If not possible, we will help you find a practical solution.

When cost, mechanical properties, and chemical resistance matter, we use our extensive resources to find the right material for your project. If conventional materials won’t support requirements, we turn to custom-blended plastics for out-of-the-box solutions.

Assembly Support

Today’s clients often need support beyond the traditional machined plastic part. Our engineers are familiar with many component suppliers and best practices to integrate into your final subassembly.

Need assistance on the design front to accelerate the product launch? We can help. The Controlled Fluidics team and our newest partners at Flow Circuits can assist with component and assembly level design.

Quick Turnaround on Tight Timelines

Short lead times are a common challenge in a manufacturing landscape focused on driving innovation to market. Controlled Fluidics is committed to supporting our customers on even the tightest timelines when feasible.

On Site Articles

We are constantly seeking the newest information about plastics and manufacturing. Below are some of our newest deliveries on important facts trending now in the plastics industry.

We are very happy with the first work order that was successfully completed Tuesday. As we stated earlier, please thank those involved in manufacturing these parts. Our production folks are thrilled about the results using CF parts (we had no failures!) and looking forward to defect free parts on future orders.

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Everything has been going great! We installed both the pump and input manifolds onto an instrument and have run a few cartridges so far. The data is good and the pressure profiles from the pumps are also good. I'll continue running cartridges and keep you updated.

Aerospace Project Manager